The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28

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Receipts same day last year.. 551 $3.50
FINANcIAL--Money is stringent, owing to the
large quantity of cotton being held here.
Domestic Erchonge-Easy. Banks and bank
count and selling at u per cent discount to par.
Foreign Erchdnge-The market is
steady Commercial demand, 81 s316; sixty
days, 81 s016; ninety days, 81 1914; francs Paris
Swiss, S. 2715 marks, sixty days, 943s.
SEouRITIEs-The market is inactive, with light
offerings.
per cent, 11S bid, 121 asked; Augusta per
cent long date, 100 bid, III asked: Augusta IS
long date, 1903 bid, 10 asked; Columbus per
cent, 100 bid, 105 asked; Macon per cent,
iii bid, 112 asked; new Savannah 5 per cent,
January coupons, 102 bid. 1929 asked; new
Savannah per cent, February coupons, 1011s
bid l02 asked.
State 1nds-Georgia new IS, 1899, 101 bid,
fo2 asked; Georgia new 41as, 106 bid, 10634
asked: Georgia Z per cent gold quarterly cou-
pons, 1854 bid, 10634 asked; Georgia per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 100
bid, 121 asked
Railroad Stocks-Central common, ex-divi-
dend 1191s bid, 121 asked; Augusta and Savan-
nah Per cent guaranteed exdivi SSe 100 bid
asked; Southwestern 7 per cent guaranteed,
ex-dividend 12454 bid, 1854 asked; Central s
per cent certificates cx-interest ee1S bid 100
asked: Atlanta and West Point railroad stock,
Ill bid, 112 asked; Atlanta and West Point 6
per cent certificates. ex-interest 1902 bid, 1o3
asked.
Western Railway Company general NOR gage .
per cent interest, coupons October, III bid,
liz asked Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated 7 per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897, III bid, liz asked ;
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July maturity 1898,
110l5 bid, 11116 Asked Georgia railroad 6s, 1897,
Jos bid, 10S asked; Mobile and Girard second
mo rfcroc ipdO rpr0 ant
and July, maturity 1889, 104 bid 105 asked;
montgomery and Eufaula fir mortgage 6 per
cent. Endorsed by Central railroad, los bid,
100 asked; Marietta and North Georgia first
mortgage, 80 years, 6 per cent, 100A bid 1915
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first
mortgage, 1l01. bid, ll119 asked; Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta second mortgage, Jog
mortgage indorsed s per cent, 107 bid, 100
asked: South Georgia and Florida Endorsed,
116 hid, III asked; South Georgia and Florida
second mortgage, ia bid, 116 asked; Augusta
and Knoxville iirst mortgage 7per cent, 11i15
bid, l121% asked; Gainesville, jefferson and
Southern first mortgage guaranteed, 11J bid,
1861 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and South
ern not guarantee l13 asked; Ocean
Steamship per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad, l04 bid. 105 asked; Gaines
vile, Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, Il3 asked; Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds, indorsed by Central rail
road, 10S bid, 107 asked; Columbus and
Western 9 per cent guaranteed, l09 bid, ITO
asked. civ ana SUBURBAN railway NfSt mort
gage per cent, 107 bid, 10S asked.
Bank Stochs---Noninal Southern Bank of the
State of Georgia, 200 bid. 2 2 asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, l62 bid 165 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company. % bid,
100 asked: National Bank of Savannah, lis bid,
100 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany, 107 bid, los asked.
Gas StockS--Savannah Gas Light stock ex-
dividend. 1914 bid 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, 10 bid, 20 asked
BAcoN-Market nominal: demand good;
smoked clear rib sides, 914c; shoulders,
none; dry sailed clear rib sides, SI9c; long clear,
SSsc; bellies, sac; shoulders, none hams, l3c.
BAaeINe AND 1iEs-Market steady. We
quote: Bagging-214 lbs, SG1s14c; 2 lbs, 7$BG9
7lac; IA ms, 7@714c' according to brand ,d and
none; nominal, 81 rs per bundle, according TO
brand and quantity Begging and ties in retail
lots a fraction higher.
BUTTER Market steady; choice Goshen, 21c;
gilt edge, 22Qt &c: creamery, Doc.
CABBAGE--Market bare too high TO handle;
nominaliy Northern. Ito 12c; imported, 13014c.
CAEEsE- Market steady: fair demand. We
quote, 1101lc.
We quote: Fancy, &c; choice 2lc; prime, 911sc;
good, zoe; fair, l0lac; ordinary, 1SIsc common
DRIED FRUIr-Apples, evaporatcd, i1l5c;
peeled, 51sc. Peaches, peeled, zoe; unpeeled,
Dry GooDs-The market is very firn,- stock
small; demand exceeds manufacture
and further advances are looked for.
We quote Prints, 4616c; Georgia brown shirt
ing, 81, 4I6c;7-s do, 511c; - brown sheeting,
6jsc white osnaourgs, s1609I6c; checks. GAG
&c; yarns SIC for best makes; brown dr1llings,
616Gp711c.
FisH-Light demand on account of high
prices. We quote full weights: Mackerel--No.
!, $40 90; No. g. half barrels nominal, 81 Goa
30; No. 2, S. 80. He1iDg-No. /, 2Oc; scaled,
&c. Cod, 5Usc.